Shipment

NEW DELHI: Supply chain solution provider GoJavas today said it has introduced a revolutionary tool GoTrack , a first of its kind in the industry through which customers can track the exact location of their shipment on Google Maps . "Customers can now see for themselves the spatial movement of the delivery vehicle, name of the delivery agent and the current status of their orders," the logistics company said in a statement....

NEW DELHI: In a first, the country's smartphone market fell by 4 per cent in the October-December period last year as compared with the previous quarter, research firm IDC said today. Overall, mobile phone shipments in one of the world's fastest growing handset markets stood at 64.3 million units in Q4 2014, reflecting a quarter-on-quarter drop of 11 per cent over Q3 2014 and an annual drop of 5 per cent. "India's smartphone market observed shipment contraction...

TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co said on Tuesday it will suspend vehicle production at two factories in Japan after a parts shipment was halted by volcanic ash disrupting international flights. Nissan's production at a line at its Oppama plant near Tokyo and two lines at its Kyushu factory in southern Japan will stop all day Wednesday because the planned shipment of tire pressure sensors from Ireland has not arrived, company spokeswoman Sachi Inagaki said. ...

India's smartphone shipments reached 81 million units in 2014, up 68.5% from 48 million in the previous year, according to Counterpoint Research. Chinese handset makers including Xiaomi and Gionee more than doubled their market to 13%. Samsung and Nokia lost out, but Indian handset makers led by Micromax gained. Here's a look... ?

STOCKHOLM: Global truck maker Volvo said deliveries of its trucks fell 4 per cent year-on-year in January, a much weaker outcome than expected, as a steep plunge in shipments in South America weighed. The mean forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts was for deliveries at the maker of Volvo, Mack , UD Trucks and Renault trucks to rise 10 per cent year-on-year. Volvo said deliveries rose 1 per cent in its biggest market, Europe, while they were up 14 per...

WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has approved an initial shipment to Pakistan of two F-16 fighter jets, a down payment on what is expected to be a larger sale of newer US fighters over Indian objections, congressional sources briefed on the plan said. The decision to initially provide Pakistan, a war on terrorism ally, with two older but refurbished F-16s, comes less than two weeks after President George W Bush reversed long-standing US policy by promising to help India, Pakistan's...

The government has taken a final view on the metallic scrap import issues in a series of circulars issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. The pre-shipment inspection certificate at the original port of loading will apply to all scrap in un-shredded, compressed and loose forms regardless of the origin. The certification requirement was earlier limited to only countries affected by war or rebellion. Shredded scrap, however, is...

WASHINGTON: The Bush administration is intervening with governments in southern Africa to prevent a Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe's security forces from unloading its cargo. At the same time, the State Department's top Africa hand, Jendayi Frazer, plans to visit the region this week to underscore US concerns about the shipment. Frazer also will try to persuade Zimbabwe's neighbours to step up pressure on President Robert Mugabe's government to publish results...

WASHINGTON: The first shipment of coal to India is in works under the USD 7-billion export deal between US-based FJS Energy and the Abhijeet Group. The shipment will depart from New Orleans Port in Louisiana for India next month. The massive deal - the first of its kind between private companies of the two countries - would enable shipping of 9 million tonne of American coal annually from the mines of Kentucky and West Virginia for the next 25 years and...

NEW DELHI: In a first, the country's smartphone market fell by 4 per cent in the October-December period last year as compared with the previous quarter, research firm IDC said today. Overall, mobile phone shipments in one of the world's fastest growing handset markets stood at 64.3 million units in Q4 2014, reflecting a quarter-on-quarter drop of 11 per cent over Q3 2014 and an annual drop of 5 per cent. "India's smartphone market observed shipment...

KOCHI: Cashew nut exports from India are likely to fall shy of nearly Rs 5,000 crore achieved in the previous year because of aggressive selling by Vietnam and increasing domestic consumption. Although exports have shown an 8% jump in volumes and a 5% rise in value at 101,176 tonne worth Rs 4,098 crore for the period to December, exporters say high cost may hinder shipments in the last quarter of the fiscal 2015. Depleting stocks may force Vietnam to...

BEIJING: The shipment of flat screen televisions in China declined in 2014 and weakness in the market will continue into 2015, International Data Corporation (IDC) said in its report this week. The total shipment of flat screen televisions in 2014 was estimated at 43.7 million sets, down 3.3 per cent year on year, according to the global market intelligence company. The shipment in 2015 will remain largely the same level as in 2014, and there will be a...

BENGALURU: Flipkart expects the share of shipments handled by third-party logistics companies, including FedEx and BlueDart , to double in the coming year as the country's largest online retailer finds it a challenge to conduct police verification of people delivering goods. Significantly, this change in strategy also underlines the company's long-term vision of deploying its logistics team to focus on value-added services and deliver a better customer experience...

NEW DELHI: India's coffee exports fell 4 per cent to about 3 lakh tonnes in the gone by year but the earnings went up 6 per cent to Rs 4,986 crore, according to the Coffee board. In 2013, exports earnings were Rs 4,692 crore on a volume of comprising 3,12,363 tonnes. "In terms of volume, coffee exports were slightly lower than 2013 level due to decline in shipment of rubusta variety. But the export realisation was better," a senior Coffee Board...

NEW DELHI: Several companies that deliver shipments for online retailers are bearing the brunt of the upheaval in India's aviation sector, as cancellation of dozens of flights by beleaguered airline SpiceJet and a decline in air cargo space for commercial shipments throws delivery schedules into disarray. These logistics companies — many of which focus solely on India's booming ecommerce sector— are afraid the situation will...

BANGALORE: Merchants hawking their wares on online marketplace Snapdeal will soon be able to click on an application on their mobile phones to track sales and shipments on the go. Snapdeal which said the app will be ready for use in a few months expects to launch several more technology solutions as it completes its transformation from a group-buying portal into a technology-led firm. Over 20,000 merchants who sell on the Snapdeal platform will now be able to track intraday sales,...

MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has extended the special financial package for large value exports by one year till September 30, 2003. The RBI had, in September last year, offered the special financial package for large value exports of select products, which were internationally competitive and have high value addition, the apex bank said in a release here today. RBI had, at that time, stated that the package would be valid for a period of one year upto...

NEW DELHI: India has received its biggest shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by ship as it looks to diversify supplies and economise parcel size to meet growing energy demand. A Q-Max LNG vessel , the largest LNG carrier in its class, with a capacity of about 261,000 cubic meters, was received at Petronet LNG Ltd's Dahej import terminal in Gujarat yesterday. The receipt of the ship, carrying cargo from Ras-Laffan, Qatar, has set another benchmark, the...

NEW DELHI: Jet Airways has banned shipment of shark fins, joining a growing number of major international carriers committed to protecting declining shark populations and marine ecosystems. Responding to an appeal from Humane Society International and other animal welfare and conservation groups, the airline said "Jet Airways Cargo implemented a ban on the carriage of shark fin". "After concluding a comprehensive and careful review including concerns related...